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Latest Decarbonisation news – Page 21
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ArticleRevealed - the road signs most likely to change truckers' driving habits
Drivers waiting at level crossings can be encouraged to turn their engines off and improve air quality through the use of low-cost psychological interventions, research has found.The study, which involved 6,049 HGV, bus, taxi, car and motorcycle drivers, tested the effect of three ‘intervention’ signs fixed to lampposts at two ...
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Micro-fulfilment centres could slash London emissions by 17%, report finds
Post and parcel delivery companies could significantly reduce harmful city emissions and traffic congestion, if bold steps are taken to reshape last-mile delivery ecosystems, according to a new study by consultants Accenture.The report, 'The Sustainable Last Mile: Faster. Greener. Cheaper', produced in collaboration with Frontier Economics, found that using local ...
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Article"Why launch CAZ in a pandemic?" - RHA slams Bath City Council’s decision
RHA has slammed Bath City Council for launching its Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic.Bath’s CAZ has gone live today (15 March), making it the first CAZ of its kind in England outside of London.Daily charges will apply seven days a week, with non-Euro-6 trucks ...
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Article"You're crippling us!" - logistics firm to cut jobs and relocate over extension to Low Emissions Zone
The MD of a major logistics specialist based near Heathrow has hit out at London mayor Sadiq Khan's decision to widen the Low Emissions Zone (LEZ), insisting it is crippling his business.Mike Parr, MD of family-owned business PML (Perishable Movements Ltd) based in Feltham, said the European hauliers the firm ...
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ArticleLogistics giant orders 123 Petit Forestier trucks featuring Carrier Transicold refrigeration technology
Petit Forestier has supplied 123 rigid trucks to a major logistics customer, all featuring Carrier Transicold Syberia MT (multi-temperature) systems.The move comes after a successful trial of two seed vehicles and represents the largest UK order for Carrier Transicold’s engineless truck refrigeration technology,Petit Forestier declined to reveal the identity of ...
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ArticleHermes trials 'pedestrian courier' service to cut carbon emissions
Hermes is piloting a service in London involving ‘pedestrian couriers’ unloading parcels from Ford vans, which it said reduces vehicle emissions for final mile deliveries.Vans with full loads drive into the city and park up in safe locations, before a team of couriers unload parcels onto trollies and deliver them ...
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ArticleBristol City Council awards £100,000 to Zedify for zero-emission micro consolidation service
Zero-emission operator Zedify has been awarded a £100,000 grant as part of Bristol City Council’s strategy to ensure 95% of deliveries within its central area are made by electric vehicles within 10 years.Funding is from Bristol’s Go Ultra Low West, a £7m transport project that will provide infrastructure for large-scale ...
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ArticleMars puts sustainability first in £350m warehousing deal with DHL
Mars has partnered up with DHL in a logistics operation involving the construction of two warehousing facilities and the aim of removing one million miles from the roads.The £350m investment in the new sites in the Midlands and East London were being designed with sustainability in mind and would reduce ...
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ArticleNew Sizewell nuclear plant could produce low carbon hydrogen for road transport
A planned new nuclear plant at Sizewell could also be a centre of hydrogen production for vehicle use, and the plant developer is seeking expressions of interest for partners to produce hydrogen and use it to run heavy vehicles at the site on the Suffolk coast.The initiative could be the ...
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ArticleCall to action should have followed London air pollution death, say lawyers
A coroner’s decision not to produce a report outlining action that must be taken to reduce air pollution, after ruling that the death of a nine-year-old girl was caused by it, has surprised lawyers.Last week, coroner Philip Barlow ruled that air pollution had made a material contribution to the death ...
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ArticlePrologis and Tritax Big Box showcase DPD facility as shining example of net zero development
The design and construction of DPD’s new net zero distribution centre in Bicester is being held up as an example of how logistics firms and developers can radically cut carbon in new buildings.DPD’s new DC, which is currently under construction, features in a report by logistics property companies Prologis and ...
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ArticleBath appoints Shire Leasing to deliver financial assistance for hauliers hit by city’s CAZ
Bath hauliers whose businesses suffer from the introduction of the city’s clean air zone (CAZ) next year will be able to apply to Shire Leasing for financial assistance.Bath and North East Somerset Council has announced this week that it is taking on Shire Leasing to deliver its financial assistance scheme ...
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ArticleDfT mulls trial of 25.25m long, 60-tonne road train
The government is considering a trial of 25-metre double artics on Britain’s roads as part of a wider multi-modal transport strategy.The move follows the recent launch of a DfT consultation into the use of longer semi-trailers (LSTs) on the UK’s roads, following a successful seven-year trial which showed LSTs delivered ...
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ArticleWebfleet offers operators chance to cut fleet emissions and help re-green African drylands
Operators can cut their CO2 emissions and help re-green arid drylands in Africa under an initiative launched this week by Webfleet Solutions and charity JustDiggit.The Green Your Fleet platform allows customers to estimate their annual CO2 emissions based on their fleet size and vehicle types.It then calculates the amount required ...
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ArticleManchester CAZ £98m fleet upgrade fund a “sticking plaster on a misguided policy”, says RHA
Greater Manchester is asking for £98m of government funding to help local HGV, coach, van and minibus operators upgrade their fleets to Euro-6 standard ahead of the launch of its clean air zone (CAZ) in the spring of 2022.However the RHA dismissed the funding plans this week as a “very ...
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ArticlePetition calling for traffic congestion measures to be ditched gains 15,800 signatures in two days
A parliamentary petition calling for the removal of temporary traffic measures to tackle congestion has reached over 15,800 signatures in just two days.The petition is targeting the temporary road closures, new cycle lanes and the expansion of pedestrian areas and reduction of road space introduced across the UK during the ...
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Birmingham CAZ will launch in June next year, city council confirms
The delayed Birmingham City clean air zone (CAZ) will be launched on 1 June 2021, the city council has confirmed. The move will see non-Euro 6 trucks, buses and coaches charged £50 a day to enter the zone, which lies within the A4540 ring road. Non-compliant cars will be charged ...
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ArticleRoad trains could offer eco-friendly solution to shifting freight
How can we move freight with reduced environmental impact? Speaking in a session on Eco trucks at the Commercial Motor Show, Kevin Buck, MD of HazComp, highlighted the concept of the 25.25m long, 60-tonne GCW road train over seven, eight or nine axles.As two such vehicles could be used in ...
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Plummeting pollution levels prompt Leeds and Sheffield to review CAZ plans
Falling levels of air pollution during the Covid-19 pandemic could see Leeds and Sheffield City Councils drop their plans for charging Clean Air Zones.In April this year the government announced the suspension of all Clean Air Zones until “no earlier” than January 2021, as a result of the impact of ...
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ArticleSheffield scraps Clean Air Zone plan
Sheffield has dropped “economically damaging plans” to introduce a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) after Covid-19 showed there were alternative ways of improving air quality without charging businesses.Following decisions by Bristol and Leeds to change their approach to driving down emissions, Sheffield City Council said the situation was now “dramatically different” ...